With what you're saying now, I'm thinking you might want to take a trip to the vet. It does sound more than just adjustment issues the more you explain it. I would want to rule out anything physical...

The thing I would worry about most with a Rotti is elbow dysplasia. They are very prone to it, so I would be extra careful about doing a lot of road running until he's 2yrs old. You can't OFA their...

I'm not a fan of overvaccination, but I would think that you will need to give rabies in order to license him. As far as the rest go, you could ask your vet to draw labs to test his titers (level of...

Yay for you guys!! I am a huge proponent of clicker training, but I also use lots of other methods to train my dogs (ie. luring, using targets, praise/play). I like using the clicker when I'm trying...

My first Golden was a washout from a breeding program when he was 18mo old and didn't fill out enough. He was a kennel dog, much like the bird dog kennel situation that Joanna described except that...

I have been thinking the same thing. I'm admittedly not here very much lately...up to my eyeballs in work and puppy stuff....but I have been amazed that even checking in every few days that I'm not...

You might not want to hear this, but it might be best for her to stay too thin with her underlying problems. The less weight she has to bear on the 3 limbs will keep them from becoming too arthritic...

Oh dear, I just saw this post. http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/hug.gif I'm so sorry for what happened! I agree that it was just a weird situation and sequence of events. I don't...